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Woodcut—occasionally known as xylography—is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with gouges. The areas to show 'white' are cut away with a knife or chisel, leaving the characters or image to show in 'black' at the original surface level. The block is cut along the grain of the wood (unlike wood engraving where the block is cut in the end-grain). The surface is covered with ink by rolling over the surface with an ink-covered roller (brayer), leaving ink upon the flat surface but not in the non-printing areas.
- Related: Blockbooks, Chiaroscuro, Cordel literature, Linocut, Metalcut, Old master print, Printmaking, Relief print, Rubber stamp, Shin hanga, Sōsaku hanga, Wood carving, wood engraving, Woodblock printing, Ukiyo-e
| Ukiyo-e from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeli... Ukiyo-e from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ukiy/hd_ukiy.htm - Web |
| Woodcut in Europe from the Metropolitan Museum of ... Woodcut in Europe from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wdct/hd_wdct.htm - Web |
| Italian Renaissance Woodcut Book Illustration from... Italian Renaissance Woodcut Book Illustration from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wifb/hd_wifb.htm - Web |
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- 'The Prophet', woodcut by Emil Nolde, 1912.jpg
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| Museum of Modern Art information on printing techn... Museum of Modern Art information on printing techniques and examples of prints. www.moma.org/exhibitions/2001/whatisaprint/flash.html - Web |
| Woodcut in early printed books Woodcut in early printed books www.loc.gov/exhibits/heavenlycraft/heavenly-15th.html - Web |
